Tag: The Dead Milkmen

Vintage Video: The Dead Milkmen make a mess of 'Club MTV.' Wubba, wubba, wubba

Vintage Video: The Dead Milkmen make a mess of ‘Club MTV.’ Wubba, wubba, wubba

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we revisit The Dead Milkmen’s notorious 1988 “performance” of their improbable hit “Punk Rock Girl” on “Club MTV” — which was decidedly not the usual cable-television outlet for such unkempt college radio faves. Watch the whole thing here.

The Dead Milkmen to release new EP 'Welcome to the End of the World' this fall

The Dead Milkmen to release new EP ‘Welcome to the End of the World’ this fall

The Dead Milkmen will follow up their 2014 album Pretty Music For Pretty People this fall with a brand new EP titled Welcome to the End of the World, to be released on vinyl and digital formats with 50 percent of all after-tax profits being donated to Girls Rock Philly.

Go in the studio with Dead Milkmen via new 'Shaking Through' short film — plus free MP3

Go in the studio with Dead Milkmen via new ‘Shaking Through’ short film — plus free MP3

The Dead Milkmen are offering fans a look inside the recording of their new song “Prisoner’s Cinema” via Weathervane Music’s “Shaking Through” series of short documentaries, which are designed to illuminate the “vision and process of recording music.” Plus, they’re offering a free download of the finished product.

Vintage Audio: Dead Milkmen remake ‘Bitchin’ Camaro’ for WXPN radio promo in 1985

Well, here’s a fun one: The Dead Milkmen today shared a radio promo they recorded in 1985 for the University of Pennsylvania’s WXPN radio station, a re-write of “Bitchin’ Camaro” that announces the show “Yesterday’s Now Music Today” is moving from Sunday nights to weekday afternoon. Check it out here.

The Dead Milkmen to bring 'Pretty Music for Pretty People' to West Coast on spring tour

The Dead Milkmen to bring ‘Pretty Music for Pretty People’ to West Coast on spring tour

The Dead Milkmen will head to the West Coast this spring — the important thing here is that we get to the part where you ask them how they’re gonna get there — for a seven-date tour that will take them from Vancover, B.C., down to San Diego playing shows in support of their recently released new album Pretty Music for Pretty People.

The Dead Milkmen return with 'Pretty Music For Pretty People' — hear the title track now

The Dead Milkmen return with ‘Pretty Music For Pretty People’ — hear the title track now

After releasing a steady stream of 7-inch singles over the past couple years, The Dead Milkmen return next month with their first new album in three years, a 17-track collection called Pretty Music For Pretty People that, perhaps not surprisingly, contains many of the songs included on those limited-edition 45s.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Dead Milkmen crack jokes with Kevin Seal, play live  — 1989

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Dead Milkmen crack jokes with Kevin Seal, play live — 1989

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we revisit an August 1989 episode featuring an appearance by The Dead Milkmen, who cracked wise with host Kevin Seal, read some fan mail on air and stuck around to perform a couple tunes. Check out a 15-minute reel of the band’s hosting segments, plus 2 live songs.